Issue with 2FA is that it conflates routine authentication, defenses against hacking, and catastrophic recovery (device loss, death, disability). It’s like the FBI+CIA+FEMA holding your spare house key. Every little thing triggers worst case responses and anxieties.
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And password workflows are like a choice between Weirdly Unnecessary Memory Olympics and single-point failure password managers.
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I'm really trying to work on getting comfy with severe awkwardness in IT/Cybersec spaces by explaining how "grandma writing down passwords on a notepad and putting them in her purse" absolutely dominates 99% of the "solutions" in existence
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